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watch their aggression -- by the way, including their precision-guided weapons against hospitals in aleppo -- the list goes on and on, of the atrocities that have been committed by vladimir putin, while we, again, try a reset -- i've watched three presidents commit themselves to a new relationship with vladimir putin. all three have been an abysmal failure. should we ignore the lessons of history in our relationship with vladimir putin, and what should we be doing? james mattis: chairman, history is not a straitjacket, but i have never found a better guide for the way ahead than studying the history. since yalta, we have a long list of times we have tried to engage positively with russia. we have a relatively short list of successes in that regard. and i think right now the most important thing is that we recognize the reality of what we deal with, with mr. putin, and we recognize that he is trying to break the north atlantic alliance, and that we take the steps -- the integrated steps, diplomatic, economic, military, and the alliance steps, working with our allies, to defend ourselves whe
watch their aggression -- by the way, including their precision-guided weapons against hospitals in aleppo -- the list goes on and on, of the atrocities that have been committed by vladimir putin, while we, again, try a reset -- i've watched three presidents commit themselves to a new relationship with vladimir putin. all three have been an abysmal failure. should we ignore the lessons of history in our relationship with vladimir putin, and what should we be doing? james mattis: chairman,...
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say that vladimir putin and his military have violated the rules of war and conducted war crimes in aleppo? >> those are very, very serious charges to make, and i would want to have much more information before reaching a conclusion. >> i find it discouraging your inability to cite that, which i think is globally accepted. >> reporter: rubio has not yet decided whether to support tillerson. if he votes no, that could put the oil executive's confirmation at risk in the narrowly divided senate. rubio has previously criticized tillerson, who has known putin for years, for accepting an order of friendship from the russian president, but today tillerson said the two nations will probably never be friends. >> our value systems are starkly different. >> reporter: tillerson also encountered some rough sailing when republican chairman bob corker asked about lobbying against sanctions on russia after it invaded crimea. >> i never lobbied against the sanctions. to my knowledge exxonmobil never lobbied against the sanctions. >> reporter: but corker reminded him of this. >> i think you called me during
say that vladimir putin and his military have violated the rules of war and conducted war crimes in aleppo? >> those are very, very serious charges to make, and i would want to have much more information before reaching a conclusion. >> i find it discouraging your inability to cite that, which i think is globally accepted. >> reporter: rubio has not yet decided whether to support tillerson. if he votes no, that could put the oil executive's confirmation at risk in the narrowly...
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just before he crossed into aleppo, he called his dad. >> he contacted me and told me not to worry. but if i don't hear from him within four days, that i should get in touch with one of his colleagues. >> woe, that's ominous. >> reporter: he didn't hear from his son not for four days, but four excruciating months. then finally they got a ransom letter with demands for the government to free all the muslims in u.s. custody. or -- >> and then there's a last option. 100 million euros will secure steven's release. >> which is something like -- >> $137 million. >> reporter: what was your reaction? >> reaction was, how the hell are we going to get this money together? >> reporter: they thought the u.s. government would help them, but they were bewildered, and then infuriated when they say they met a stone wall. the u.s. policy forbidding the paying of ransom. >> it's some of the hardest work that i've done. >> reporter: lisa monaco, assistant to president obama for counterterrorism, oversaw the hostage crisis. >> these are horrible choices. on the one hand, if you don't pay a ransom, you
just before he crossed into aleppo, he called his dad. >> he contacted me and told me not to worry. but if i don't hear from him within four days, that i should get in touch with one of his colleagues. >> woe, that's ominous. >> reporter: he didn't hear from his son not for four days, but four excruciating months. then finally they got a ransom letter with demands for the government to free all the muslims in u.s. custody. or -- >> and then there's a last option. 100...
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tillerson continued the belief that russia should be held accountable for actions in crimea, aleppo, and its actions with cyber security. senator marco rubio pushed tillerson further, asked if he would label vladimir putin a criminal," and tillerson said "i would not use that term." allowd he will not adversaries or allies to fall short on promises, calling out china and russia by the name. tillerson: we faced considerable new threats in this environment your to china has emerged as an economic power in global trade, and our interactions have been adversarial. while russia seeks respect and relevance on the global stage, it's recent activities have disregarded america's interest. radical islam is not a new ideology, but it is hateful, deadly, and an illegitimate expression of the islamic faith. adversaries like iran and north korea pose great threats to the world because of their inability to reform to international norms. sam: tillerson went on to state that china needs to be held accountable for its inaction when it comes he would be the first secretary of state to never hold publi
tillerson continued the belief that russia should be held accountable for actions in crimea, aleppo, and its actions with cyber security. senator marco rubio pushed tillerson further, asked if he would label vladimir putin a criminal," and tillerson said "i would not use that term." allowd he will not adversaries or allies to fall short on promises, calling out china and russia by the name. tillerson: we faced considerable new threats in this environment your to china has emerged...
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rubio talking about the citizens of aleppo and being killed by russian forces. so donald trump. and then yesterday there was a report out that classified documents that were presented not only to the president-elect but president obama last week included allegations that russian operatives claim to have compromising financial and personal information about mr. trump. that will come up since that was out there yesterday in the news cycle. so russia, another big topic at this news conference. >> he has made a number of statements about who he wants to see in his cabinet. one question he has yet to answer is if he will remain james comey of the fbi. james comey linked to the investigation of hillary clinton and her use of a private e-mail server during her time as secretary of state. that fbi director question, will comey stay or go also one of the unanswered questions out there. at this point you can tell we are past that two-minute mark. we will keep an eye on this and bring it to you the moment it gives. the other big story we have been tracking for several days, mike, is the we
rubio talking about the citizens of aleppo and being killed by russian forces. so donald trump. and then yesterday there was a report out that classified documents that were presented not only to the president-elect but president obama last week included allegations that russian operatives claim to have compromising financial and personal information about mr. trump. that will come up since that was out there yesterday in the news cycle. so russia, another big topic at this news conference....
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strong answers about the importance of nato, about holding russia accountable for the massacres in aleppo, the invasion and occupation of crimea in the ukraine and i hope he is as forthcoming in the hearing today. that opens up another problem which is the yawning gap between his statements and president-elect trump. similar challenges emerged in yesterday's hearing for jeff sessions where he gave acceptable answers on a number of issues from muslim ban to torture and the respect of our law preventing tore furor where there is a big gap between what president-elect trump's nominees are saying and his positions, at least during the campaign. >> how do you reconcile that? if jeff sessions gave acceptable answers, if rex tillerson gives acceptable answers, i know general kelly gave acceptable answers yesterday, but in all three cases, i suspect they will be different, if not, in fact, at least in tone from the message donald trump delivered to americans over 15 months on the campai trail. how do you reconcile that? >> that is one of our very real challenges. as we move forwards possible conf
strong answers about the importance of nato, about holding russia accountable for the massacres in aleppo, the invasion and occupation of crimea in the ukraine and i hope he is as forthcoming in the hearing today. that opens up another problem which is the yawning gap between his statements and president-elect trump. similar challenges emerged in yesterday's hearing for jeff sessions where he gave acceptable answers on a number of issues from muslim ban to torture and the respect of our law...
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their involvement in massacre of innocents in aleppo. i was encouraged by his responses on sanctions, the importance of nato, the importance of defending our baltic allies and importance of holding russia accountable for its actions of the as i said at end of our conversation, the challenge there is some real gap between what i heard from him and what we heard from president-elect trump on the campaign trail. i do think we're going to have a full hearing with mr. tillerson. i will explore some of those issues more thoroughly with him. brian: senator coons, when it coombs to rex tillerson, some of the people questioning him are even senator john mccain. there are republicans that might not be on board. have you had a chance to talk to others on the committee, are their concerns similar to yours? he got endorsements from people like bob gates. when you think he will face a tough time? >> he will face a lot of questions. senator rubio, senator mccain, senator paul, have some direct questions for him about his views on foreign policy yes, he
their involvement in massacre of innocents in aleppo. i was encouraged by his responses on sanctions, the importance of nato, the importance of defending our baltic allies and importance of holding russia accountable for its actions of the as i said at end of our conversation, the challenge there is some real gap between what i heard from him and what we heard from president-elect trump on the campaign trail. i do think we're going to have a full hearing with mr. tillerson. i will explore some...
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yesterday, in the rebel-held town of azaz, in aleppo province, at least 43 people were killed after a fuel truck bomb exploded. itn's jane dodge has this report, from the moments immediately following the blast in azaz. a warning: this story contains graphic images. . >> as children run for their lives and two men try to drag another to safetied, falling debris smashes on to the pavement. then a man emerges from the smoke. his clotheds are on fire but he doesn't stop, discarding his burning jacket as he continues to run. another injured survivor stumbles from the scene. these pictures sere filmed by an activist in azaz just moments after a mossive bomb packs into a fuel tanker exploded outside the town. most of those killed were civilians, some of them lawyers and judges, azaz is the major stronghold of the turkish back free syrian army and some of its rebel fighters also died. >> a large lumber of bodies have come us to. 20 so far. we've also received lots of injured people. >> people thanked god as one man was rescued from the rubble of the building. some of the injured were taken a
yesterday, in the rebel-held town of azaz, in aleppo province, at least 43 people were killed after a fuel truck bomb exploded. itn's jane dodge has this report, from the moments immediately following the blast in azaz. a warning: this story contains graphic images. . >> as children run for their lives and two men try to drag another to safetied, falling debris smashes on to the pavement. then a man emerges from the smoke. his clotheds are on fire but he doesn't stop, discarding his...
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you look at absolutely uncontrolled bombings in aleppo where they didn't compare who they argumented, men, women, children, civilians, they didn't care. this is where we need to start talking. we need to remove this political debate. if i was advising trump i would say stop talking about it. we need to talk about the national security threats to the united states. we have to rally around this. we have huge challenges facing us. >> you were underseth of defense in the obama administration. last month you met with general mattis who is going to be the secretary of defense assuming he is confirmed. what is your read on trump's position to russia? and do you think that he is on a collision course, retorically and policy wise with general mattis who like many in the national security community including everybody at this table believes that russia is a majoreeio political foe? >> i think the most disturbing aspect this episode is that president-elect trump hasn't made that transition from candidate to about to become commander in chief. he needs to have a clear-eyed perfective on the full
you look at absolutely uncontrolled bombings in aleppo where they didn't compare who they argumented, men, women, children, civilians, they didn't care. this is where we need to start talking. we need to remove this political debate. if i was advising trump i would say stop talking about it. we need to talk about the national security threats to the united states. we have to rally around this. we have huge challenges facing us. >> you were underseth of defense in the obama administration....
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you look at just absolutely uncontrolled bombings in aleppo where they tarted -- they didn't care who they tarted, men, women, children, civilians. >> yeah. >> they didn't care. >> this is where we need to start talking. we need to remove this political debate. if i were advising trump today i'd say stop talking about it. we need to stop talking about the national security threats to the united states. we have to rally around this. we have huge challenges facing us. >> you were undersecretary of defense in the obama straight. last month you met with general matis who is going to be secretary of defense, assuming he's considered for president-elect trump and though you're remaining ceo as the center for the american security. do you think president-elect trump is on a collision course rhetorically and with began matis because everybody at this table police that russia is a major political foe? >> the most disturbing aspect of this episode is president-elect has not made that transition from candidate from about to become commander in chief. he needs to have a clear perspective on the f
you look at just absolutely uncontrolled bombings in aleppo where they tarted -- they didn't care who they tarted, men, women, children, civilians. >> yeah. >> they didn't care. >> this is where we need to start talking. we need to remove this political debate. if i were advising trump today i'd say stop talking about it. we need to stop talking about the national security threats to the united states. we have to rally around this. we have huge challenges facing us. >>...
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i mean, it was used really for aleppo. do you think if vladimir putin was really serious about going after isis, it would stay there and go after raqqa, go after mosul? it would assist, you know, the iraqi forces and us? i mean, you've got u.s. officials saying they're not attacking isis, they're just full of it. >> well, yes. this idea that russia could be an ally against isis flies in the face of every shred of evidence we've seen from the past few years. russia certainly could be an ally if it wished to be, but it doesn't. it's been targeting the forces around aleppo, it's been targeting rebels who are against bashar al assad, not necessarily aligned with isis, and that's because it wants to prop up assad. this is the man who has been responsible now for almost half a million deaths, whose forces bomb maternity wards and things like that. and, of course, assad wants to present the choice between him and isis. very conveniently for him. and russia is aiding assad and presenting that choices which is why it's very hard fo
i mean, it was used really for aleppo. do you think if vladimir putin was really serious about going after isis, it would stay there and go after raqqa, go after mosul? it would assist, you know, the iraqi forces and us? i mean, you've got u.s. officials saying they're not attacking isis, they're just full of it. >> well, yes. this idea that russia could be an ally against isis flies in the face of every shred of evidence we've seen from the past few years. russia certainly could be an...
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i had my aleppo moment. >> i think you did. stuart: donald trump is about to leave the offices of conde nast at the request of anna wintor who was a passionate hillary clinton supporter. >> she want to sell "vogue" magazine. she is also a big supporter of the obamas. and she put michelle obama on the cover of "vogue" a gazillion times. she knows where her bread is buttered. she better make nice, nice with donald trump because she wants melania on the cover her magazine. she want to sell magazines and subscriptions. just like newspaper subject descriptions, they are down. substitute * you think they believe they will sell more magazines if they put the trumps on the front page? >> i'm not so sure. there is a reason why she met. and she probably want to get invited to the white house. she is an egomaniac. there was a documentary about her. i like "vogue," but i don't subscribe to it anymore. with the new administration, this is a dollars and cents, i absolutely think so. i don't think she has a love affair with trump. there is a
i had my aleppo moment. >> i think you did. stuart: donald trump is about to leave the offices of conde nast at the request of anna wintor who was a passionate hillary clinton supporter. >> she want to sell "vogue" magazine. she is also a big supporter of the obamas. and she put michelle obama on the cover of "vogue" a gazillion times. she knows where her bread is buttered. she better make nice, nice with donald trump because she wants melania on the cover her...
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is of nato, of russia's aggression in ukraine, of russia's responsibility for the massacres the in aleppo, and it's a conversation i intend to continue in the public confirmation hearings we will likely have next week. because i think the american people deserve an answer to these tough questions. my concerns really are primarily about president-elect trump and his very disturbing, even alarming tweets, suggesting he trusts julian assange better than the intelligence community and doesn't take seriously the threats to democracy, presented by vladimir putin's attack on our last election. >> senator coons, what did he tell you about his relationship with vladimir putin? >> he was it was a business trip. he and his wife had a good experience when he lived and worked in russia. that he understands the difference between the ceo of the world's largest oil company and the role as secretary of state? that's a question i intend to continue pressing him on, because fighting for america's values is a very different things than fighting for shareholder value. >> senator, in your conversation with re
is of nato, of russia's aggression in ukraine, of russia's responsibility for the massacres the in aleppo, and it's a conversation i intend to continue in the public confirmation hearings we will likely have next week. because i think the american people deserve an answer to these tough questions. my concerns really are primarily about president-elect trump and his very disturbing, even alarming tweets, suggesting he trusts julian assange better than the intelligence community and doesn't take...